Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$43.45 +1.00 (+2.36%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Citizens Financial Group - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
7

Buy
10

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CFG.

Consensus Price Target

$47.41
9.12% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Citizens Financial Group, the average price target is $47.41. The highest price target for CFG is $59.00, while the lowest price target for CFG is $35.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.12% from the current price of $43.45.

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CFG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$47.41	$44.80	$42.20	$34.00
Forecasted Upside	9.12% Upside	-4.39% Downside	1.32% Upside	2.84% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold

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CFG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CFG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Citizens Financial Group Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Citizens Financial Group	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.65	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.12% Upside	18.66% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CFG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/18/2024	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars	D. Long Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Strong-Buy	$55.00	+22.93%
12/10/2024	Compass Point 5 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$45.00 ➝ $57.00	+23.62%
12/4/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$46.00 ➝ $53.00	+14.55%
12/3/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$48.00 ➝ $53.00	+12.55%
11/26/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$48.00 ➝ $59.00	+21.72%
11/21/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$50.00 ➝ $58.00	+23.17%
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10/17/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Winter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$46.00 ➝ $48.00	+13.53%
10/17/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$40.00 ➝ $47.00	+11.67%
10/17/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gerard Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$43.00 ➝ $45.00	+6.08%
10/2/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$47.00 ➝ $46.00	+14.17%
8/5/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$41.00 ➝ $50.00	+30.41%
7/19/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $42.00	+3.81%
7/18/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$42.00 ➝ $46.00	+11.95%
7/3/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$36.00 ➝ $37.00	+1.98%
5/1/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$36.50 ➝ $36.00	+3.36%
4/24/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$36.00 ➝ $39.00	+10.61%
4/18/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$38.00 ➝ $35.00	+6.06%
10/23/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
7/20/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$35.00	+13.01%
4/20/2023	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$48.00 ➝ $44.00	+44.26%
4/20/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $33.00	+8.20%

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CFG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Citizens Financial Group is $47.41, with a high forecast of $59.00 and a low forecast of $35.00.
: 17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Citizens Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CFG shares.
: According to analysts, Citizens Financial Group's stock has a predicted upside of 9.12% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Citizens Financial Group's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Citizens Financial Group has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, Compass Point, DA Davidson, Evercore ISI, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Royal Bank of Canada, and The Goldman Sachs Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Citizens Financial Group more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Citizens Financial Group is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CFG compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Stock Forecast & Price Target